Column-support.



No. 843,163. PATENTBD PEB. 5, 19o?. T. RMGCARTHY.

COLUMN SUPPORT. APPLIOATIONFILBD JUNE 15. 1906.

witnesses UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

COLUMN-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Paten-U.

Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

Application tiled June 15,1906. Seial N0. 321,851.

To (1J/Z wlmi/11, if muy concern:

Beit known that l, 'FnoMAs F. .\lc(`.\1 'rul, a citizen ol' the lt'nited States, residing at Waltham, in the county ot Middlesexl and State ol' Massachusettsl havcinvented certainnew and useful Improvements ill (`olumn-Supportsy of wllicll the followingl is a speciiication.

My invention relates to improvements in column-supports, and refers iu particular to a device adaptable for general building construction to serve the purpo'sc ol" milking a secure joint between the posts or columns and the beams or girders.

The object of my invention is the provision of means for connecting the adjoining ellds ol' posts and to securely tie the girders or beams at suell joint ill such a manner as to leave the girder ot continuous length andfunmutilated. ln tllis manner wood giltlers may be used in conjunction witll metal colu uns. and the parts will be securely held togetller.

A vt'urther object ot my invention is to provide :l joint t'or building construction which will be ot' simple. durable, and inexpensive construction and will be thoroughly practical and ellicient t'or all purposes;

'l`o att-ai the desired objects, myinvention consistsol clamping menlbers adapted to receive a girder, each of said nembers provided with means t'or securing a post or eolumu tllereto.

i\l v invention further consists oll a columnsupport and joining means embodying certain other nevel features ot construction. combination, and arrangement ot' parts, as herein set lorth.

Figure l is ll detail perspective view ol' illy improved joint and colunln-support. Fig. is a similar view olE the device as ill actual use, parts heilig broken away to nlore fully illustrate the joint. Fig. I is a detail sectional View of a slightly-nlodiied form ol' the invention used t'or tying I-beams anil superposed columns. Fig. Lt is :l similar view of another nlotlitication used (or the same purpose. Fig. 5 is ay detail sectional view ol" the invention most connnonly used lor milking a. joint bettween metal colllllllls or posts and wooden girders or beams. Fig. t5 is a detail view o'l` :l modilied consti .lction l'or tyillg the adjoining ends o'l' sllperposed collulllls. Fig. 7 is a detail view in perspective ot" the inventioll as adapted for supporting a.v column upon all ordinary wooden sill. I

Reference being had to thev accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 designates the upper clamping menlber or plate, which is formed on the lower side witlrll recessed or cllanneled portion and upon the upper face is provided with a boss or stud 3. (See Fig". 2.) 'l`he lower elalnpillg member 4 is in the form ot` a llat plate provided near its central portioll with the upstanding flanges 5, adapted to cot'perate with the cllalulel ol the upper clamping illember and form a. box for the receptioll ol' the rectangular bcanl or girt'ler 6. Fhlnges 7 are formed at the meeting edges of the two clamping members and are adapted to receive the securing-bolts 8 for fastening the lllembers together. rlhe hollow metal columns 9 engage the studs on the clamping lrembers, and bolts may be passed therethrough to secure the parts together. 'lllus it will be seen tllatI the girder is not weakened in any manner at its joint with the-columns, butV is ol'A continuous unnlutilated' length. here severa-l girders come together, as ill Fig. 2. one ot' the girders is ot" continuous length. as described, and the other girders rest upon the shell' or extension 11 on the base ol' the lower clamping member. The securing-flanges ol' the members are cutaway to receive the `end ol the girder, and at such point the` llllnges are continued at right angles, forming ears l. to engage the sides of the girder and secure the elld ofthe girder to the. clamping members. 'lhe construction shown in Fig. l is adapted to have il girder pass therethrough and a girder abut on either side thereof; bllt slight changes may be milde in the construction to accommodate dillerent numbers ott girders.

When all-metal construction is employed` as shown in Fig. 3, the llpper and lower clamping members 13 and tft, respectively, are adapted to have the I-beam l5 pass continuously tht-retluough, as befo1'e.;.but the securing-flanges 16 are l'ornled on the inner walls ol' the girder-passage, so that a. smooth outer Ijoint is presented. The clanlpingnlenlbers are provided on the upper and lower t'aces with the. integral collars or rims 1,7 to tol-m ay socket for the ends of the columns 1S, and securing-bolts 19 prevent displacement ol' the columns. 'lhc form illustrated in Fig. 4 serves the same purpose as the one just described; but the construction is slightly dill`ercnt. 'lhe lower member 20 is formed with a channel ll to receive the beam and is exteriorly shouldered at 22. '.lhe upper member is ill the l'orm ot' a channel-iron IOO of the lower column` is mounted 'therethrough A stud the lower member, and fastening-bolts 19 pass j through the meeting walls of the two members. The members are each formed with studs 24, over which lt the ends of thel columns.

In Fig. 6 is shown means for tying the superposed columns'together. Upon the end a cap-piece 25, exteriorl)r shouldered at 26. The upper column rests upon the cap-piece, and a sleeve l .27 surrounds the lower end of the upperg column and is shouldered at 28 to engage the j shouldered vportion ol! the cap. Securingbolts '29. are passed through the parts to hold I' the members together. j

'l'iere it is desired to use the invention l simply as a column-support, as in Fig. 7, the j upper clamping memben is mounted upon j the foundation 3U, with the sill 31 passingi 32 is provided on the l upper -acerof the member, which is engaged l by the column 33. llugs or projet-.tions majv be formed on the under lace ol' the member ,f to secure the member against movement on l the sill. l

From this description, taken in connection g with the drawings, it will be evident that l j have accomplished all the objects hereinbel l'ore set orth and have provided a practical :md durable joint for building purposes.

l Claim` f l. The combination of a pair ol'- clamping members adapted to have a beam pass therei through, and means for adjustably clamping,r the members together said members proj vided with means for securing the adjoining ends of columns thereto.

2. The combination with clamping members formed each with a channeled portion to provide a boxing, of means` on the upper and lower faces of said members for engagementl with a post or column and clamping means for securing the members` in juxtaposition.

3. A column-joint adapted to be secured to the ends of superposed columns, fasteni means For securing the columns thereto, sali joint lormedwvitl'i an angular channel'to alof a beam therethrough.

4. ln building construction, ajoint come. prising clamping members, there being angu.- lar securing-flanges at the meeting edqes of the members, said `membersI being hollowed low the passage to provide a central passagetherethrough for the reception of a beam, and means on oppo.-

site faces of the members to be engaged by.

superposed columns.

prisini: clamping members having angular o. ln building construction,a join-t com-v securing-flanges at their meeting` edges, said l members being hollowed to form a boxing:

l'or the passage of a beam therethrough, vand means on the. sides ol' the members to receive an abiittiir;r beam.

ln testimonv whereof l atlix. mvsignature in presence oic two witnesses. l

THOMAS F. M (A lt'lHY.. Witnesses:

ALFRED ll. Moom', (leonor: E. lnGAN. 

